Amsterdam is a capital and the largest city of the Netherlands. It is located in a province Northern Holland. The city is connected by the channel to the North Sea.
The city name has occurred from the river name on which the city is located and "dam" that in transfer "dam" means. Amsterdam has been based in 1275 two fishermen whom, according to a legend, the storm has thrown out on river bank Amstel. At the time of the Golden Age of the Netherlands Amsterdam became one of the most significant ports of the world and large shopping centre. Many consider this city as capital of the European debauchery, a narcotism and other sins. However, first of all it is the big international and student's city in which representatives of 110 nationalities from them live of 40 % of townsmen is an indigenous population and 60 % - immigrants. The city population makes 800 thousand persons, with suburbs – nearby 1 million. Style of life, spirit, character, mysticism and destiny of a city is better are transferred in a song of the great Belgian (Flemish) poet and the executor, the classic of modern French poetry of Jacques Brel. "Amsterdam"
The same song performed by variety French-Italian tenors accompanied by many-voiced chorus.
